Thieves break through wall of Alpha Jewelry in Oakland

OAKLAND — Someone burglarized Alpha Jewelry on Ramapo Valley Road over the weekend after breaking into an adjacent real-estate agency and then breaking through an adjoining wall, borough police said in a release on Monday.

They responded to a call about the burglary at 8:54 a.m. Sunday and determined that the burglary had taken place during late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. He said that police determined the burglar or burglars gained entry into the jewelry store after breaking through a wall at Re/Max Real Estate, located to the west of the store.

A man who identified himself as the owner of Alpha Jewelry, but asked that his name not be used, said jewelry was taken from cases in the store. Neither he nor police would disclose the amount of jewelry taken. Eldridge said someone also broke into Star Nails, which is next door to Alpha Jewelers, but that nothing was taken from that store.